INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR GEO-INFORMATION SCIENCE AND EARTH OBSERVATION

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What’s ITC all about Knowledge field: Geo-information

Science and earth observation ITC’s core activities

Education Research Project services

Partnerships Alumni Photo: Gerard Kuster

What’s ITC all about?

Established in 1950 Largest international institute for

higher education in the Netherlands

Autonomous organisation Under the aegis of the Minister for

Development Cooperation and the Ministry of Education, Culture

and Science of the Netherlands

Mission

Provide international education through knowledge exchange Capacity building Institutional development

For and in economically and technologically less developed countries

Key figures

Staff staff core activities: 143 fte support staff core activities: 50 fte general support staff: 64 fte 26 nationalities

Students 600 p/year

PhD researchers 50

Alumni 17,883 mid-career professionals 169 countries

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Facilities

Well equipped building Lecture rooms MSc rooms Auditorium State-of-the-art computer facilities Laboratory facilities Restaurant Library

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Lodging accommodation Well furnished rooms or

apartments

Student support Student affairs office Medical facilities Sports and social activities Long-life e-mail accounts Photo: Gerard Kuster

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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR GEO-INFORMATION SCIENCE AND EARTH OBSERVATION

Knowledge field: Geo-information science and earth

observation

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Satellite data

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Internet GIS

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Geo-information science andearth observation

Combination of tools and methods for the collection storage and processing

of geo-spatial data and for the dissemination and use of these data

and of services based on these data

Focus on tools and methods and on application of these in: urban planning land administration disaster management strengthening civil society water management earth sciences environmental management and biodiversity food security

Earth observation

Collect data about the earth’s surface and subsurface

Based on aerospace survey techniques Remote sensing, Aerial photography, Radar,

Airborne electronic-scanning devices, Satellites

Geographical Information Systems

Database used to Store Manipulate Access Transform Study trend patterns Examine environmental issues Simulate outcome of project proposal or

planning procedures Data collected through earth

observation

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ITC’s core activities

Education / training 50% Degree programme Diploma programme Certificate programme

Research and Development 25% Research projects PhD studies Visiting Scientists

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Project services 25% Institutional development Contract training Contract research and development Advisory services

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Education at ITC

A multicultural environment

Photo: Gerard Kuster

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Target group

Primarily mid-career professionals and scientists from developing countries

Increasingly professionals from industrialised countries

Degree programme: Master 12

months Master of Science 18

months

Diploma programme: Postgraduate diploma 9

months Diploma 9

months

ITC’s programmes and duration

Language of instruction is English

Certificate programme:- Short courses- Modules- Refresher courses (on–site)- Tailor-made courses- Distance courses

3, 6, 9 and 12 weeks3 weeks1 - 2 weeks1 week – 8 months6 weeks

Language of instruction is English

Entry levels

Programme Entry level:

MSc degree BSc Master degree BSc Postgraduate diploma BSc Diploma Sec. school Certificate courses Sec. school

Overview of MSc, Master and PGD programmes

Blocks and modules MSc: 18 months, 4 blocks

Core modules Specialization modules Research profile modules MSc thesis

Master: 12 months, 3 blocks Core modules Application/specialization modules Group and individual final assignments

PGD: 9 months, first two blocks of MSc programme

Courses in the degree and diploma programmes:

Geo-information Science and Earth observation for:

Applied Earth Sciences Geoinformatics Geo-information Management Land Administration Natural Resources Management Urban Planning and Management Water Resources and Environmental

Management

Applied Earth Sciences (AES)

Fields of interest: Geo-hazards Geo-engineering Earth Resource Exploration Earth Science Data Provision

Programmes: MSc degree Postgraduate diploma Certificate

Geoinformatics (GFM) Fields of interest :

Remote Sensing Digital Photogrammetry Spatial Databases Geographical Information Systems Cartography and Geo-visualisation Spatial Data Infrastructure

Programmes: MSc degree Master degree Diploma Certificate

Geo-information Management (GIM) Fields of interest

Cadastre Land Administration National Mapping Organisations Geo-Data Infrastructure (GDI) Earth Sciences Organisations (in collaboration with the

AES programme) Rural and Natural Resources Planning and Management Urban Planning and Management Hydrological Organisations

Programmes: MSc degree Master degree Certificate

Land Administration (LA)

Fields of interest Concepts of land policy and land management Land administration systems Process design, simulation and management of

workflows Adjudication, cadastral and social tenure mapping Value assessment and land use classification Business administration, planning and control, financial

management Modelling of data, processes, stakeholder analysis,

community participation etc. Programmes:

MSc degree Postgraduate diploma Certificate

Natural Resources Management (NRM)

Fields of interest: Geo-information for Biodiversity Conservation Forestry for Sustainable Development Sustainable Agriculture Soil Information Systems for Sustainable Land

Management Environmental System Analysis and Management Planning and Coordination in Natural Resources

Management Programmes:

MSc degree Master degree Certificate

Urban Planning and Management (UPM)

Fields of interest: Urban poverty and slum reduction Urban transport Infrastructure and public services Hazards, disaster preparedness and mitigation Urban environmental planning Land use and land tenure Participatory GIS Spatial planning and decision

support systems Programmes:

MSc degree Postgraduate diploma Certificate

Water Resources and Environmental Geoscience (WREM) Fields of interest:

Groundwater Assessment and Modelling Integrated Watershed Modelling and Management Water Resources Studies for Food Production (MSc

course only) Water Engineering Management (MSc course only)

Programmes: MSc degree Postgraduate diploma Certificate

ITC’s degree programmes are legally recognised in the Netherlands and are accredited by the Netherlands Flemish Accreditation Organisation (NVAO)

Accredited by the NVAO

Joint courses

To address the increasing demand for flexibility in academic degree courses, ITC has entered into partnership with reputable qualified educational organisations in several countries.

Target 2010: 20 locations 350 students / 3,500 student months

Education partnerships

Outside Europe Already implemented in Bolivia, China, the

Philippines, India, Iran, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania and Mexico

With European institutes Two MSc programmes have been implemented:

GEM: with Southhampton University(UK), Lund University(Sweden) and Warsaw University(Poland) Supported by the EU Erasmus Mundus programme

GIMA: with Delft University of Technology, Utrecht University and Wageningen University and Research Centre

Joint course Example: Kumasi, Ghana – KNUST

MSc degree course GIS for Natural Resource Management with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Six months in Enschede and 12 months in Kumasi

Seeking the source

Fellowships Netherlands Fellowship Programme European Union: Erasmus Mundus European Union: Alβan programme United Nations agencies Joint Japan World Bank Scholarship

Programme International Fellowships Programme Ford

Foundation The Huygens Programme STUNED Scholarship Programme

Course participants 1950-2005 Origin of ITC students

AsiaAsia 7,495 7,495AfricaAfrica 5,479 5,479EuropeEurope 2,724 2,724AmericaAmerica 1,922 1,922Australia & Oceania Australia & Oceania 174 174

Total Students 1950-2005: Total Students 1950-2005: 17,88317,883Total Countries 1950-2005: Total Countries 1950-2005: 169169

America 11%

Europe 15%

Africa 31%

Asia 42%

Australia& Oceania 1%

1950 - 2005

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Research at ITC

Research

Objective: Discovery of new knowledge, support

high-quality education and capacity building

Through: Research programme Graduate (PhD) programme Visiting scientists Joint research partnership agreements

Research spearheads

Geo-information science and earth observation for strengthening civil society multifunctional use of space natural disasters and environment food and water security monitoring global change

PhD researchers registered at ITC

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Chapters in books 16 17

Books/monographs 3 1

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Total 81 106

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Project services at ITC

Project services

Advisory services Institutional development projects Contract training Contract research and development

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Institutional development projectsAdvisory services

Land Administration Project Guatemala

Development of teaching and research capacities in Land Administration with the Faculty of Agronomy (FAUSAC), University of San Carlos, Guatemala

In partnership with Kadaster, DHV and Maastricht School of Management

Land Administration project

First phase is 3 years, started in 2004 Co-funded by Netherlands Program for

Institutional Strengthening (NPT) Activities focus at:

Training of trainers Development of graduate program in Land

Administration at FAUSAC Improvement of library and computer

facilities Development of research program

Partnerships

in the framework of institutional development

to address the increasing demand for flexibility in academic degree courses

with research partners who contribute complementary scientific expertise

Education partnerships

Outside Europe Already implemented in Bolivia, China, the

Philippines, India, Iran, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Mexico, Kenya and Indonesia

With European institutes Two MSc programmes have been implemented:

GEM: with Southhampton University(UK), Lund University(Sweden) and Warsaw University(Poland) Supported by the EU Erasmus Mundus programme

GIMA: with Delft University of Technology, Utrecht Univeristy and Wageningen University and Research Centre

Education partnerships

GI-NET

The establishment of a network of international partners called the “Geo-Information Network for Education and Training”

The network is active in research and development, as well as in education, training and advisory services.

ITC and United Nations University

The UNU and ITC entered into an agreement appointing ITC as an Associated Institution of the UNU

UNU-ITC Cooperation is directed at developing and carrying out a joint programme on Capacity Building in Disaster Management and in Land Administration

Programme activities are accommodated in two schools: School for Disaster Geo-Information Management

(DGIM) School for Land Administration Studies

Alumni support

E-mail box News letter Alumni web pages Refresher

courses

ITC News Library services Associations Events

Natural Resources Department (NRS)

Extensions to the IDV by NRS/Unidata

Generic satellite imagery functions: Satellite-sun-terrain triangulations functions Atmospheric correction functions Surface temperature under clouds

Near real-time food production level estimation at regional scale:

Numerical crop growth simulation module as “jython display contol”

See http://adde.itc.nl for JAVA Docs and JAVA Webstart links to the ITC-IDV

Extensions to McIDAS by NRS/Unidata

Compress data at server side to limit storage requirements

Allows serving of wavelet compressed Meteosat Second Generation

Allow png-compressed McIDAS AREAs to be served through ADDE

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